Sina's Chinese-language Weibo product was launched about two years ago and claims more than 140 million users. Technology blog TechWeb reported on Monday that Sina was going to launch an English micro...

China on Tuesday executed a music student convicted of stabbing a woman to death after hurting her in a car crash, a crime that sparked national debate over China's "rich second generation." Yao Jiaxi...

A woman hangs mugwort on the gate of her house in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, June 6, 2011, as believed by ancient people to keep away disease.

Onlookers can be forgiven for thinking that the whiskered middle-aged man walking into the exam room is a father of one of the test takers there. Liang Shi, 44, attends a class for pre-exam training i...

Continuous downpours have triggered severe floods in a county in southwest China's Guizhou province, leaving 14 dead and 35 missing by 8 am on Tuesday. The flooding also forced the relocation of 45,00...

The Ministry of Railways will publish a new national train schedule on July 1, which will add 195 routes and implement floating ticket prices for the China Railway High-Speed (CRH), the Beijing Youth...

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) Thursday urged Chinese citizens and companies in Yemen and the Central African Republic to take caution due to deteriorating safety situations in those countries. In...

Twenty-seven students in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province were sickened Wednesday in a suspected case of food poisoning, authorities said Thursday. Affected students from the Central School at...

China's tennis legend Li Na made history again at the French Open, beating Maria Sharapova of Russia 6-4, 7-5 here on Thursday to roar into the women's singles final. Li, 28, became the first Chinese...

Beijing's daily license plate restrictions are to be extended to include bad weather conditions, major events and festivals, according to a municipal work plan released on Tuesday. Depending on the da...

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday called for efforts to develop medical services in rural areas and expand health insurance coverage. Efforts should be made to reform county-level hospitals a...

China began to ban production of baby bottles made of polycarbonate or containing Bisphenol A (BPA) on June 1, the country's quality watch dog said. Agencies of quality and technology supervision at a...